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144.5 |
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Devils Alley hiker-biker campsite. |
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145 |
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Cliffs on berm side of canal near Devils Alley campsite. |
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146.56 |
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Lock No. 59. Locks in the area were built of rubble lined with treated wood.
Although this method was less expensive in the short run, it led to increased maintenance
costs. |
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147.18 |
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Western Maryland Railroad trestle across towpath. |
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150 |
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Turtles sunning on logs in the canal bed. The canal holds water here, and the
logs provide perfect basking places for the multitudes of turtles, also known as "sliders,"that live
here. They tend to disappear whenever any hiker is nearby, especially hikers with cameras. |
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151 |
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View of towpath and canal near Mile 151. |
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152 |
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Folds in rock on berm side of canal. |
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154 |
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Deer in canal bed. |
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154 |
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Deer running away from me near Sorrel Ridge. |
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11-Aug-98 |
Sorrel Ridge Hiker/Biker campground. |
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154.16 |
11-Aug-98 |
Lift Lock No. 62. Lock tender Joe Davis and his wife were shot to death here
in 1934. |
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154.2 |
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Beaver dam near Sorrel Ridge. |
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154.29 |
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Waste weir, rebuilt in 1979. |
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Beaver swimming in water above beaver dam. |
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154.6 |
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Lock No. 64 2/3. An "economy" lock, lined with wood. The Canal Company
decided not to build Lock No. 65, and rather then re-number all the locks from here, they
numbered these locks Nos. 62, 63 1/3, 64 2/3, and 66. |
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154.8 |
11-Aug-98 |
Approaching the Paw Paw tunnel. The trail off to the left leads up and over
Tunnel Hill. |
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155.1 |
11-Aug-98 |
Approaching the Paw Paw tunnel. In addition to boring through the side of the
mountain to create the tunnel, the Canal Company had to make a cut in the mountain
approaching
the tunnel. The total volume of rock removed at this end was 120,000 cubic yards. |
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155.1 |
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The berm side of the canal near the Paw Paw tunnel. |
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155.2 |
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The boardwalk on the North (downstream) end of the Paw Paw tunnel. |
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155.2 |
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The North (downstream) entrance to the Paw Paw tunnel. Rather than follow
the Potomac along a 6-mile bend, the engineers decided to tunnel through the side of a
mountain. Construction was begun in 1836, and was scheduled to be completed in 1838. The
work proved to be much harder than anticipated, and the tunnel was not completed until
1850.The
tunnel is 3,118 feet long, and is in very good shape. |
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Just inside the entrance to the Paw Paw tunnel. The wooden railing protected
the tunnel and canal boats from damage. |
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155.3 |
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A weep hole in the Paw Paw tunnel. The designers of the tunnel left holes in
the
sides to let water seeping through the mountain drain into the canal. |
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155.5 |
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Railing in the Paw Paw tunnel. The south portal is to the left of the
picture. |
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155.5 |
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Mushrooms growing at the edge of the towpath in the tunnel. |
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The south portal of the tunnel, looking upstream. |
